| Course title | Evolutionary Biology |
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| Course code | ZOO/PGSEV |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Doctoral |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 10 |
| Language of instruction | Czech, English |
| Status of course | unspecified |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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Biological evolution, characteristics integrating all levels of biological evolution, including random processes. Microevolutionary processes: heredity, mutations, natural selection, evolutionary drift, gene flow, evolutionary drafts, polymorphism, evolution of DNA, evolution of genes, the origin of sexuality and its consequences, cultural evolution, sexual selection. Macroevolution: the origin of life, evolution of ontogeny, evolution of behaviour, coevolution, evolution of parasitism, the concept of species, speciation process, extinction, the history of life. Molecular and morphological phylogenetics: principles of animal classification, taxonomy, methods of construction of phylogenetic trees, parsimony, maximum likelihood and distance methods, estimation of branch support, the Code of Zoological Nomenclature.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming) |
| Learning outcomes |
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Biological evolution, characteristics integrating all levels of biological evolution, including random processes.
Student should be able to (after attending the course): - Describe the origin of Universe, information and life. - Explain different evolutionary models. - Explain the genetic background of evolution. |
| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Mark
PhD Exam |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester |
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